Holocaust Poetry Unit INTRODUCTION: Every year the 8th grade Reading department at the middle school where I teach does an 8-9 week unit over the Holocaust. Next school year I will be the leading 8th grade reading teacher. One of the lesson plans I intend on doing within the Holocaust Unit is a Holocaust Poetry Unit that will not only tie in with the main Holocaust unit, but will also be an extension of the poetry unit I also plan on doing prior to the Holocaust Unit. I briefly did this lesson plan with my 8th grade English class last year, but I brought the poems to them. Next year, I intend to have the students research/find their own poems to complete the assignment. With that in mind, I thought that doing this pathfinder assignment would be a perfect way for me to research and discover what kind of sites are available on the WWW for my students. I used Yahoo.com for my primary search engine mainly because I know that Yahoo is one the more popular sites that my students go to. KEY TERMS: 1.poetry AND Holocaust 2.“Holocaust Poetry” (With quotation marks) 3.Holocaust Poetry 4.World War II Poetry 5.World War II AND Poetry 6.poems about the Holocaust 7.poems AND the Holocaust 8.poems AND Holocaust 9.poems AND World War II SEARCH STRATEGIES: From Yahoo.com: §Poetry AND Holocaust: 1,620,000 hits §“Holocaust Poetry”:13.600 hits §Holocaust Poetry:1,620,000 (same hits as Poetry and Holocaust) §World War II Poetry:5,340,000 hits §World War II AND Poetry:5,310, 000 hits §poems about the Holocaust:745,000 hits §poems AND the Holocaust:746,000 hits §poems AND Holocaust:738,000 hits §poems AND World War II:2,730,000 hits RESOURCES: YAHOO TOP 10 HITS and ANNOTATIONS USING POETRY AND HOLOCAUST: 1.**Poetry** of the **Holocaust** -cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/ib_holocaust2001/.../poetry_of_the_holocaust.htm This site did not offer any actual poetry. Instead it was a personal research review by several individuals about Holocaust Poetry. 2.HolocaustPoetry, Prayers, Lamentations.-www.kimel.net/poetry.html This site offers personal poetry written by and only by Alexander Kimel a Holocaust Survivor. Although the poems are good and personal, this site does not offer a variety of choices. 3.Remember.org: A Cybrary of the **Holocaust** - remember.org This site offers many different poems about the Holocaust, written by many different people. In addition, it offers information about Holocaust art, exhibits, etc. Also, this site offers a virtual tour of Auschwitz and Birkenau camps. 4.Speech and Silencewww.ushmm.org/museum/publicprograms/programs/poetry00 This site was created in association with the American Poets Society and offers various poems about the Holocaust being read aloud by the authors. 5.Amazon.com: **Holocaust** **Poetry**: Books: Hilda Schiff www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312143575?v=glance This site is selling a book called Holocaust Poetry by Hilda Schiff for about $10.00. 6.Resources for the study of **Holocaust** literaturewww.english.tamu.edu/pers/fac/myers/holocaust_pages.html This site offers various sources that can aid in a study about the Holocaust. It contains a chronology site, poetry, books, and other useful tools. 7.Alibris Books: **Holocaust** **Poetry**www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?S=R&wtit=Holocaust+Poetry"&qsort=p – This is other site selling the book Holocaust Poetry by Hilda Schiff. 8.**Holocaust** **Poetry** **and** Art -www.datasync.com/~davidg59/holo_art.html This site offers poetry from various different authors about the Holocaust. It also has a place where you can personally submit your own poetry about the Holocaust. 9.**Holocaust** **Poetry**-history1900s.about.com/cs/poetry This is an About the Holocaust website. Surfers on this site can view many different resources about the Holocaust including many different poems by many different authors, a Holocaust timeline, art, photographs, a gallery about important people, etc. 10.Amazon.com: **Holocaust** Visions: Surrealism and Existentialism in the **Poetry** of Paul Celan (Studies in German -www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/187975150X?v=glance This site is selling the book Holocaust Visions: Surrealism and Existentialism in the Poetry of Paul Celan by Clarise Samuels. According to the annotation on Amazon.com, this book is an interpretation of Paul Celan’s poetry about the Holocaust. Other excellent re sources (non-annotated): YAHOO TOP TEN HITS USING “HOLOCAUST POETRY” 1.**Holocaust Poetry** -www.auschwitz.dk/id6.htm 2.Amazon.com: **Holocaust Poetry**: Books: Hilda Schiff -www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312143575?v=glanc 3.**Holocaust Poetry**, Prayers, Lamentations. -www.kimel.net/poetry.html 4.**Holocaust Poetry** and Artwww.datasync.com/~davidg59/holo_art.html 5.Introduction: Improving Student Comprehension of NIGHT through Poetrycte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/baczkowski/intro.htm - 12k – 6.Poetry of the Holocaust -cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/ib_holocaust2001/.../poetry_of_the_holocaust.htm 7.**Holocaust Poetry** -history1900s.about.com/cs/poetry 8.**Holocaust Poetry** by Lois Olena -www.kimel.net/olena.html 9.Amazon.com: The Last Lullaby : Poetry from the Holocaust: Books: Saul Lishinsky,Aaron Kramerwww.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/081560579X?v=glance 10.Cary Nelson :: Syllabus: **Holocaust Poetry** -www.cary-nelson.org/nelson/holocaust.html YAHOO TOP TEN HITS USING poems AND World War II 1.**World** **War** **II** **Poems**: "My Beautiful Sister" -www.khyghme.com 2.**World** **War** **II** tankbooks.com **poems** contents -www.tankbooks.com/poems/poems.htm – 3.**World War II** Oral History -www.tankbooks.com 4.The Mediadrome - Poems of the Week: WorldWarII www.themediadrome.com/content/articles/words_articles/poems_ww2.htm 5.Amazon.com: Poets of **World** **War** **II** (American Poets Project): Books: Various,Harvey Shapiro www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931082332?v=glance 6.American Poets Project - Poets of **World** **War** **II** -www.americanpoetsproject.org/volume/1931082332 7.**WORLD** **WAR** **II** -www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/remember/WWII.html 8.**World** **War** **II** Prisoner of **War** Poetrywww.merkki.com/poetry.htm 9.**World** **War** **II** -cal.jmu.edu/aleysb/wwii.htm 10.**World** **War** **II** **Poems**: My Beautiful Sisterwww.khyghme.com/html/mybeautifulsister.html - 2k - Cached - More from this site- Save
INTRODUCTION:
Every year the 8th grade Reading department at the middle school where I teach does an 8-9 week unit over the Holocaust. Next school year I will be the leading 8th grade reading teacher. One of the lesson plans I intend on doing within the Holocaust Unit is a Holocaust Poetry Unit that will not only tie in with the main Holocaust unit, but will also be an extension of the poetry unit I also plan on doing prior to the Holocaust Unit. I briefly did this lesson plan with my 8th grade English class last year, but I brought the poems to them. Next year, I intend to have the students research/find their own poems to complete the assignment. With that in mind, I thought that doing this pathfinder assignment would be a perfect way for me to research and discover what kind of sites are available on the WWW for my students. I used Yahoo.com for my primary search engine mainly because I know that Yahoo is one the more popular sites that my students go to.
KEY TERMS:
1. poetry AND Holocaust
2. “Holocaust Poetry” (With quotation marks)
3. Holocaust Poetry
4. World War II Poetry
5. World War II AND Poetry
6. poems about the Holocaust
7. poems AND the Holocaust
8. poems AND Holocaust
9. poems AND World War II
SEARCH STRATEGIES:
From Yahoo.com:
§ Poetry AND Holocaust: 1,620,000 hits
§ “Holocaust Poetry”: 13.600 hits
§ Holocaust Poetry: 1,620,000 (same hits as Poetry and Holocaust)
§ World War II Poetry: 5,340,000 hits
§ World War II AND Poetry: 5,310, 000 hits
§ poems about the Holocaust: 745,000 hits
§ poems AND the Holocaust: 746,000 hits
§ poems AND Holocaust: 738,000 hits
§ poems AND World War II: 2,730,000 hits
RESOURCES:
YAHOO TOP 10 HITS and ANNOTATIONS USING POETRY AND HOLOCAUST:
1. **Poetry** of the **Holocaust** -cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/ib_holocaust2001/.../poetry_of_the_holocaust.htm
This site did not offer any actual poetry. Instead it was a personal research review by several individuals about Holocaust Poetry.
2. Holocaust Poetry, Prayers, Lamentations.-www.kimel.net/poetry.html
This site offers personal poetry written by and only by Alexander Kimel a Holocaust Survivor. Although the poems are good and personal, this site does not offer a variety of choices.
3. Remember.org: A Cybrary of the **Holocaust** - remember.org
This site offers many different poems about the Holocaust, written by many different people. In addition, it offers information about Holocaust art, exhibits, etc. Also, this site offers a virtual tour of Auschwitz and Birkenau camps.
4. Speech and Silence www.ushmm.org/museum/publicprograms/programs/poetry00
This site was created in association with the American Poets Society and offers various poems about the Holocaust being read aloud by the authors.
5. Amazon.com: **Holocaust** **Poetry**: Books: Hilda Schiff www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312143575?v=glance
This site is selling a book called Holocaust Poetry by Hilda Schiff for about $10.00.
6. Resources for the study of **Holocaust** literature www.english.tamu.edu/pers/fac/myers/holocaust_pages.html
This site offers various sources that can aid in a study about the Holocaust. It contains a chronology site, poetry, books, and other useful tools.
7. Alibris Books: **Holocaust** **Poetry** www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?S=R&wtit=Holocaust+Poetry"&qsort=p –
This is other site selling the book Holocaust Poetry by Hilda Schiff.
8. **Holocaust** **Poetry** **and** Art -www.datasync.com/~davidg59/holo_art.html
This site offers poetry from various different authors about the Holocaust. It also has a place where you can personally submit your own poetry about the Holocaust.
9. **Holocaust** **Poetry**-history1900s.about.com/cs/poetry
This is an About the Holocaust website. Surfers on this site can view many different resources about the Holocaust including many different poems by many different authors, a Holocaust timeline, art, photographs, a gallery about important people, etc.
10. Amazon.com: **Holocaust** Visions: Surrealism and Existentialism in the **Poetry** of Paul Celan (Studies in German -www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/187975150X?v=glance
This site is selling the book Holocaust Visions: Surrealism and Existentialism in the Poetry of Paul Celan by Clarise Samuels. According to the annotation on Amazon.com, this book is an interpretation of Paul Celan’s poetry about the Holocaust.
Other excellent re sources (non-annotated):
YAHOO TOP TEN HITS USING “HOLOCAUST POETRY”
1. **Holocaust Poetry** -www.auschwitz.dk/id6.htm
2. Amazon.com: **Holocaust Poetry**: Books: Hilda Schiff -www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312143575?v=glanc
3. **Holocaust Poetry**, Prayers, Lamentations. -www.kimel.net/poetry.html
4. **Holocaust Poetry** and Art www.datasync.com/~davidg59/holo_art.html
5. Introduction: Improving Student Comprehension of NIGHT through Poetry cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/baczkowski/intro.htm - 12k –
6. Poetry of the Holocaust -cghs.dade.k12.fl.us/ib_holocaust2001/.../poetry_of_the_holocaust.htm
7. **Holocaust Poetry** -history1900s.about.com/cs/poetry
8. **Holocaust Poetry** by Lois Olena -www.kimel.net/olena.html
9. Amazon.com: The Last Lullaby : Poetry from the Holocaust: Books: Saul Lishinsky,Aaron Kramer www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/081560579X?v=glance
10. Cary Nelson :: Syllabus: **Holocaust Poetry** -www.cary-nelson.org/nelson/holocaust.html
YAHOO TOP TEN HITS USING poems AND World War II
1. **World** **War** **II** **Poems**: "My Beautiful Sister" -www.khyghme.com
2. **World** **War** **II** tankbooks.com **poems** contents -www.tankbooks.com/poems/poems.htm –
3. **World War II** Oral History -www.tankbooks.com
4. The Mediadrome - Poems of the Week: World War II
www.themediadrome.com/content/articles/words_articles/poems_ww2.htm
5. Amazon.com: Poets of **World** **War** **II** (American Poets Project): Books: Various,Harvey Shapiro
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931082332?v=glance
6. American Poets Project - Poets of **World** **War** **II** -www.americanpoetsproject.org/volume/1931082332
7. **WORLD** **WAR** **II** -www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/remember/WWII.html
8. **World** **War** **II** Prisoner of **War** Poetry www.merkki.com/poetry.htm
9. **World** **War** **II** -cal.jmu.edu/aleysb/wwii.htm
10. **World** **War** **II** **Poems**: My Beautiful Sister www.khyghme.com/html/mybeautifulsister.html - 2k - Cached - More from this site - Save